A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to preserve care for ventilator-dependent patients.

Summary

Amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act (SSA) with respect to a hospital which provides acute care services to ventilator-dependent patients who are: (1) entitled to benefits under Medicare part A (Hospital Insurance); and (2) eligible for medical assistance under a state plan approved under SSA title XIX (Medicaid). Revises ventilator-dependent patient days requirements for the disproportionate patient percentage in the formula for calculation of an additional Medicare payment for each subsection (d) hospital. (Generally, a subsection (d) hospital is an acute care hospital, particularly one that receives payments under Medicare's inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS) when providing covered inpatient services to eligible beneficiaries.)

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Timeline

1. 26 March 2009

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 26 March 2009

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 26 March 2009 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 26 March 2009

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

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• Introduced in Senate

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Sponsors

• Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI] · D · Sponsor
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